drumlin
DRUM-lin
An elongated, teardrop-shaped hill of glacial till, sculpted by the movement of ice over it. The steep end faces upstream (toward the advancing glacier); the tapered end trails downstream. Drumlins rarely occur alone — they appear in fields of dozens or hundreds, aligned like a fleet of half-buried ships all pointing the same direction. Their topography is sometimes called "basket of eggs."
Etymology
Irish Gaelic druim, meaning ridge or back. A little ridge — the diminutive form.
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